IMPULSE TURBINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does impulse turbine mean? 

• IMPULSE TURBINE (noun)
  The noun IMPULSE TURBINE has 1 sense:

1. a turbine that is driven by jets direct against the blades

  Familiarity information: IMPULSE TURBINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMPULSE TURBINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A turbine that is driven by jets direct against the blades

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("impulse turbine" is a kind of...):

turbine (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)